Meanings
nounneurotransmission (countable and uncountable, plural neurotransmissions)
plural neurotransmissions
- countableuncountablemedicineThe transfer of impulses between neurons.
Synonyms: synaptic transmission
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe transfer of impulses between neurons.
Similar
synaptic transmission
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Englishtransmission
- Englishneurotransmission
From neuro- + transmission.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French neurotransmission
- neurotransmissiontransfer of impulses between neurons
Hungarian ingerületátvitel, ingerületáttevődés
- ingerületátviteltransfer of impulses between neurons
- ingerületáttevődéstransfer of impulses between neurons
- ingerületvezetéstransfer of impulses between neurons
Korean 신경전달
- 신경전달 (sin'gyeongjeondal)transfer of impulses between neurons
Portuguese neurotransmissão
- neurotransmissãotransfer of impulses between neurons
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with neurotransmission
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
neurotransmission. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurotransmission
MLA
“neurotransmission.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurotransmission. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurotransmission,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurotransmission.
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